Cab Calloway
Known as "the hi-de-ho man", Cab Calloway (1907-1994) was famed for his outrageous scat-singing and dress sense. But he also led a great band featuring the likes of Dizzy Gillespie. Geoffery Smith salutes a legendary jazz character.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
St. Louis Blues
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Trickeration
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Reefer Man
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
The Man From Harlem
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
At The Clambake Carnival
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
The Jumpin' Jive (Hep-Hep!)
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Pluckin' the Bass
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Pickin' The Cabbage
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Calling All Bars
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Come On With The "Come On"
- This is Hep.
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Leon "Chu" Berry
Lonesome Nights
- BLOWING UP A BREEZE.
- TOPAZ.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Bye Bye Blues
- This is Hep.
- Proper.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Willow Weep For Me
- This is Hep.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Jonah Joins The Cab
- This is Hep.
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Leon "Chu" Berry
Special Delivery
- Blowing Up a Breeze.
- Topaz.
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Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
- This is Hep.
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Playlist
Cab Calloway
St.聽 Louis Blues
Handy
Proper P1661
2.55
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: R.Q. Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Wendell Cully, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Harry White, tbn; William Thornton Blue, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, cl, bcl; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Earres Prince, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher
Calloway, Mills
Proper P1161
3.10
Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra: R.Q. Dickerson, Lammar Wright, Wendell Cully, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Harry White, tbn; Arville Harris, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, cl, bcl; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Earres Prince, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
Trickeration
Koehler, Arlen
Proper P1161
2.52
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Edwin Swayzee, Lammar Wright, Reuben Reeves, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tbn; Arville Harris, cl, as; Andrew Brown, bcl, ts; Walter Thomas, as, ts, bs, fl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo; Jimmy Smith, tuba; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
Reefer Man
Razar, Robinson
Proper P1161
2.51
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tb; Eddie Barefield, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, bs; Walter Thomas, Arville Harris, ts, cl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo, g; Al Morgan, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
The Man from Harlem
Hudson
Proper P1162
2.59
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee, tpt; De Priest Wheeler, Harry White, tb; Eddie Barefield, cl, as; Andrew Brown, as, bs; Walter Thomas, Arville Harris, ts, cl; Bennie Payne, p; Morris White, bjo, g; Al Morgan, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
At the Clambake Carnival
Berry
Proper P1163
2.26
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Shad Collins, Don Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Leroy Maxey, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
The Jumpin鈥 Jive
Calloway, Froeba, Palmer
Proper P 1163
2.47
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Don Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
Pluckin鈥 the Bass
Eldridge, Eldridge
Proper P 1163
2.40
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Don Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, tbn; Chaunchey Haughton, cl, as; Andrew Brown, cl, as; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Bennie Payne, vib; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
Cab Calloway
Pickin鈥 the Cabbage
Gillespie
Proper P1163聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
2.44
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Calling All Bars
Feather
Proper P1163
2.42
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Come on with the 鈥淐ome On鈥
Calloway, Gibson
Proper P 1164
2.53
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Chu Berry
Lonesome Nights
Mills, Chaney, Carter
Topaz TPZ 1024
3.00
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Bye Bye Blues
Hamm, Bennett, Lown, Gray
Proper P1164
2.49
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Willow Weep for Me
Ronell
Proper P1164
3.20
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Jonah Joins the Cab
Calloway
Proper P1164
2.31
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Chu Berry
Special Delivery
Calloway, Gibson
Topaz TPZ 1024
2.57
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright, tpt; Tyree Glenn, tbn, vib; Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson, tbn; Jerry Blake, cl, as; Hilton Jefferson, as; Andrew Brown, a, bs; Chu Berry, Walter Thomas, ts; Bennie Payne, p; Danny Barker, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d; Cab Calloway, ldr
Cab Calloway
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House
Burns
Proper P1664
2.45
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Lammar Wright, Jonah Jones, Johnny Letman, Paul Webster, tpt; Keg Johnson, Quentin Jackson, James Buxton, Earl Hardy, tbn; Hilton Jefferson, Charles Frazier, Rudy Powell, as, bs; Al Gibson, Sam Taylor, ts; Dave Rivera, p; John Smith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Panama Francis, d; Cab Calloway, voc, ldr
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